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These Days (Jackson Browne song)
"These Days" is a song written by Jackson Browne and principally recorded by Nico, Gregg Allman, and Browne himself in three distinctly different musical styles. Though the song was first recorded by Nico in 1967, Browne had written an early version of the song several years earlier, at the age of 16. The song, which deals with themes of loss and regret,〔 has over the years, in the words of the ''Los Angeles Times'', "quietly become a classic". Pitchfork Media's 2006 ranking of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s" placed the Nico "These Days" at number 31.
==Origins and Nico version==
In the mid-to-late 1960s Browne was a precocious songwriter who was pitching his material to various artists and publishing houses. On January 7, 1967 he made some demo recordings for Nina Music Publishing at Jaycino Studio in New York City. (An unplanned double album of these recordings was made by Nina Music, with 100 copies issued.) Included in these demos, and the third song on this collection, was "I've Been Out Walking," the earliest manifestation of "These Days". Yet the song was even older than that; Browne would later say he wrote it when he was sixteen years old,〔''Sessions @ AOL'' September 4, 2002 Jackson Browne concert broadcast.〕 meaning in 1964 or 1965.
German model and singer〔 Nico was the first to record "These Days" for release, on her October 1967 album ''Chelsea Girl''. The elaborate production〔 featured a fairly fast fingerpicking electric guitar part by Browne played in a descending pattern ending in a C major 7th chord;〔 the use of that instrument was suggested by Andy Warhol, who was part of the Nico and Velvet Underground scene in New York and was looking for something more "modern" than an acoustic guitar in the song.〔''Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1'', "These Days" song introduction, 2004 tour.〕〔 This was combined with strings and flutes, added after the fact by producer Tom Wilson, without Nico's knowledge.〔 Set against these elements were the sad, world-weary tone of the lyrics, all wrapped around Nico's mannered, icy, German-accented, lower-register vocals:〔Michael Pelusi, ("Test of Time: Nico said there'd be 'These Days'" ), ''Philadelphia City Paper'', November 27, 2003. Accessed May 26, 2007.〕〔
Critics have denounced the strings addition, and Nico herself called the whole album "unlistenable" as a result.〔 But Pitchfork said that nevertheless, the "ineffable sadness" and "grandeur of her melancholy" came through.〔 While Nico never achieved much commercial visibility, her work caught the attention of other musicians and songwriters. And although Browne was still several years from getting his own recording contract, his wise-beyond-his-years talent was quickly recognized by other performers looking for material.〔 And of Browne's catalogue during this period, "These Days," along with his "Shadow Dream Song," were regarded as his gems.〔(Jackson Browne inductee entry ), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Accessed May 26, 2007.〕 Thus "These Days" was recorded in 1968 by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their album ''Rare Junk'', by Tom Rush on his 1970 self-titled album, by Jennifer Warnes (as "Jennifer") in 1972 (this version was produced by John Cale, who also played on Nico's ''Chelsea Girl'' album), by Kenny Loggins' first band, Gator Creek, around the same time, and by Iain Matthews on his 1973 album ''Valley Hi''.
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